Urbanization and COVID-19 incidence: A cross-country investigation

González-Val, Rafael (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Sanz-Gracia, Fernando (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: This paper investigates the determinants of the diffusion and intensity of the COVID-19 at the country level, focusing on the role played by urban agglomeration, measured using three urban variables: percentage of the urban population, population density, and primacy. We estimate the influence of urban agglomeration on two outcome variables: cumulative number of cases and deaths per 100, 000 inhabitants up to 31 December 2020, using both parametric and semiparametric models. We also explore possible spatial effects. The non-linear effects of the urban variables on the intensity of the disease reveal non-monotonous relationships, suggesting that it is the size of the urban system that is linked to a stronger incidence.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12647

Año: 2022

Publicado en: Papers in Regional Science 101, 2 (2022), 399-415
ISSN: 1056-8190

Factor impacto JCR: 2.1 (2022)

Categ. JCR: GEOGRAPHY rank: 53 / 86 = 0.616 (2022) - Q3 - T2
Categ. JCR: ECONOMICS rank: 191 / 380 = 0.503 (2022) - Q3 - T2
Categ. JCR: REGIONAL & URBAN PLANNING rank: 33 / 40 = 0.825 (2022) - Q4 - T3
Categ. JCR: ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES rank: 101 / 128 = 0.789 (2022) - Q4 - T3

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 4.6 - Social Sciences (Q1) - Environmental Science (Q2)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.863 - Geography, Planning and Development (Q1) - Environmental Science (miscellaneous) (Q1)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/PID2020-114354RA-I00
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO/ECO2017-82246-P

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Fund. Análisis Económico (Dpto. Análisis Económico)